Microanatomy of the female reproductive organs in postmenopause by scanning electron microscopy

Climacteric

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 63-71

  Makabe, S ^a   Motta, P M ^b   Naguro, T ^a   Vizza, E ^b   Perrone, G ^c   Zichella, L ^b  

^a TOHO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c TOTTORI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anatomy; Cervix; Fallopian tube; Menopause; Ovary; Postmenopause; Scanning electron microscopy; Ultrastructure; Uterus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; FEMALE; FEMALE GENITAL SYSTEM; HUMAN; MICROVILLUS; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOSA; OVARY; POSTMENOPAUSE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; ULTRASTRUCTURE; UTERINE CERVIX; UTERINE TUBE; UTERUS; VAGINA;

CERVIX UTERI; ENDOMETRIUM; EPITHELIUM; FALLOPIAN TUBES; FEMALE; GENITALIA, FEMALE; HUMANS; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MICROVILLI; MIDDLE AGED; MUCOUS MEMBRANE; OVARY; POSTMENOPAUSE; UTERUS; VAGINA;

EID: 0032026529     PISSN: 13697137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13697139809080683     Document Type: Article

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